Some 90% of all travellers to, from and within Greenland pass through Kangerlussuaq. Direct connections currently available include SAS' Atlantic route to Copenhagen, FirstAir/Greenlandair's route to Ottawa, Greenlandair's route to Keflavik via Kulusuk and Greenlandair's services to Nuuk (Godthåb), Ilullissat (Jakobshavn), Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen), Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg) and Kulusuk.
Kangerlussuaq is not like other towns in Greenland. It is an airport area nestling amid scenic surroundings. Administratively speaking, Kangerlussuaq Airport falls outside the municipal divisions of Greenland and is a taxfree zone.
Mittarfeqarfiit's tasks in Kangerlussuaq include operating hotels, conference center, utilities, heat production and building maintenance, clearing snow, fire and rescue services, etc.
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